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fantasy novel, fitness, goals, novel, running, watcher of the skies, WIP, working through writing problems
Making peace with the waves, and finding deeper meaning through personal achievements. / READ MORE /
fantasy novel, fantasy writing, gay characters in fantasy, intimacy in fiction, peter of windbourne, sex scenes, third person limited, writing
If you follow my Twitter feed, you’ll know I was on something of a writing binge this weekend. Every few months this happens. It’s like my own personal NaNoWriMo, where the book I’m writing takes on an absolutely powerful life of its own, and I’m kind of strung along. While it sounds kind of cool,... / READ MORE /
fantasy, fantasy novel, fantasy writing, lord of the rings, magic, novel writing, peter of windbourne, WIP, writing
This morning I read a piece in the Guardian called When the Lord of the Rings doesn’t cut it: Confessions of a fantasy junkie, and found it rather amusing. In particular this bit (which makes us all sound a bit like Gollum, I think): I understand the pain of the addict. At the turn of... / READ MORE /
fantasy, fantasy novel, fantasy writing, peter of windbourne, working through writing problems, writing, writing problems, writing process, writing progress
This week’s writing has been more difficult than others, and not because of the usual reasons (laziness, business, distractedness). While I’ve slowly made progress from 0k to 4K (about 2K from the chapter end) it’s been laborious, to say the least. Though I’m writing from a draft, I know what’s going to happen, so technically... / READ MORE /
characters, editing, fantasy, fantasy novel, fantasy writing, peter of windbourne, update, work in progress, working through writing problems, writing, writing issues, writing process
Nah, not the kind with ale and food and wenches, though that happens from time to time. More like a party of people. At the moment I’m struggling with some of my chapters, as there are just too many damned people there all the time. Up until this point most of what I’ve written has... / READ MORE /
Consider this a call for suggestions. While I do my best to catch up on reading, covering both classics and new material, I can’t be everywhere at once. And between my own writing and editing I don’t have a lot of time to scour the internet… So: ten things I’d like to see more of... / READ MORE /
fantasy novel, fantasy writing, first novel, novel writing, peter of windbourne, writer, writers, writing, writing problems, writing process
I have written lots of stuff over the years, but my problem is always finalization, finishing. The first finished novel I ever wrote is a prequel, of sorts, to The Aldersgate, occurring in the same world but some 400 years before. It’s called Peter of Windbourne, and it has been sitting in stasis for… oh,... / READ MORE /
anna pendragon, arthurian novel, arthuriana, fantasy novel, king arthur, mythology, novel in progress, queen of none, WIP, works in progress, writing
There are too many purists in the world. Too many folks who cling to original books, movies, songs, rallying for the acknowledgement that their beloved version is The Best That Ever Was. Hollywood is “out of ideas”, books are “recycled”. Like this is a bad thing? The thing is, we’re always telling the same story.... / READ MORE /
When I was young, the pursuit of magic was a daily adventure. I was nearly obsessed with tapping into some unknown ability, like a Jedi, that when unleashed would undoubtedly solve my problems. Of course, my love of fantasy fueled this preoccupation. I saturated my imagination with books that reiterated my convictions: magic was possible,... / READ MORE /